Festival of W is held in and around the Civic Centre and Wollundry Lagoon precinct in Wagga Wagga's CBD. The event ground takes in parts of the Wollundry Lagoon precinct, Baylis Street, the Victory Memorial Gardens and Civic Centre forecourt.

There’s no set entry and exit points for Festival of W. Follow the music and lights and you will easily find the event ground in the Civic Centre and Wollundry Lagoon precincts in Wagga Wagga.

Lightvision, the major light and sound show, has been curated in 2026 to follow a dedicated light trail. For the curated experience, follow the dedicated trail starting in the Victory Memorial Gardens, follow the cyan water reflections and haze clouds to pass under the bridge and along the boardwalk. Admire the centrepiece Lilly that emerges infront of you, before tracing around the lagoon and past the glowing river trails . Journey through the stars before looping on to Baylis Street to view it all from above.
Or, simply choose your own festival adventure and take in each installation at your own pace.

Festival of W runs for 16 days with some activations and installations on each day of the festival - from July 4 - 19.

Skate Wagga Wagga sessions are 10am to 10pm. Last skate session 9pm.

House of FoW opening times are:
Monday to Thursday  
5pm - 10pm 
Friday to Sunday
12noon - 10pm

Individual festival details can be found on the Festival of W lineup on the event's homepage.

Entry to Festival of W is FREE! Purchases of ice skating tickets, food, drinks, merchandise and any other items inside the event ground is at your own expense.

Skate Wagga Wagga tickets can be purchased through the official ticketing website. In person sales will be available at the on-site ticketing office at the Victory Memorial Gardens in Wagga Wagga from Saturday 4 July.

Due to event licensing and development application consent, alcohol is NOT to be brought into the festival ground.
There will be a great range of food + drink vendors available at the festival and we encourage festival-goers to support these vendors. Additional eat + drink businesses in nearby Baylis and Fitzmaurice streets will also be open during the festival.

Event organisers will work with food vendors to encourage accommodating a range of dietary requirements. It is up to each vendor to determine their menu for the festival.

Yes. There will be road closures in and around the festival ground.

Morrow Street, between Baylis and Peter streets will be closed for the duration of the festival.

Baylis Street, between Morrow street and the Baylis Street bridge (start of Fitzmaurice Street) will be closed from 5pm to 10pm each night of the festival.

Burns Way will be closed from 5pm to 10pm each night of the festival.

Keep an eye on Visit Wagga Wagga and City of Wagga Wagga social media pages for any updates or additional notices about road closures for the festival.

Motorists are asked to adhere to any and all road closures for the festival and slow down on roads around the festival site.

Wagga Wagga’s CBD has numerous large carparks and off-street parking, most with disabled parking included.
Large carparks in walking vicinity of the event ground include:
- Myer carpark off O’Reilly Street 
- Cross Street carpark off Tarcutta Street
- Peter Street carparks
- Senior Citizen Centre carpark off Tarcutta Street

Disabled toilets will be located at:
- Victory Memorial Gardens toilets (crn of Morrow Street and Ivan Jack Drive)
- Civic Centre foyer toilets

In addition, the pop-up ice rink at Festival of W permits wheelchairs on the ice. Sensory sessions will also be available for Skate Wagga Wagga.

There will also be track matting in select areas.

Festival of W is a public event that will be filmed and photographed for promotional purposed for use by Wagga Wagga City Council and any approved third parties. If you do not wish to be filmed or photographed, please make yourself known to event staff.

Personal use of devices for photos and filming is allowed. No commercial filming or photos permitted from the event.

No. Due to food service, loud music, light sensors and the large number of festival-goers expected at the event, dogs are not permitted into the event sites. Service dogs allowed.

Yes. Prams and strollers are permitted into the event sites. However, please note that prams and strollers are subject to security searches.

Festival folk will have access to the following bathroom facilities:
- Victory Memorial Gardens toilets (crn of Morrow Street and Ivan Jack Drive)
- Wagga Wagga Civic Centre
- House of FoW (Morrow Street) 
- Visitor Information Centre (Tarcutta Street)

Festival of W encourages a cashless event policy for purchases of food, beverages and merchandise and for Skate Wagga Wagga tickets.